﻿LVI 
  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  Loch 
  Leven 
  trout. 
  — 
  The 
  spawning 
  season 
  commenced 
  October 
  17 
  and 
  

   was 
  continued 
  to 
  November 
  25, 
  but 
  as 
  the 
  eggs 
  were 
  of 
  very 
  poor 
  

   quality 
  and 
  the 
  hatchery 
  was 
  crowded, 
  operations 
  were 
  discontinued 
  

   at 
  that 
  time. 
  From 
  the 
  129 
  ripe 
  females 
  handled 
  130,575 
  eggs 
  were 
  

   obtained; 
  from 
  these, 
  5,000 
  eggs 
  were 
  transferred 
  to 
  otber 
  stations 
  

   and 
  15,000 
  fry 
  were 
  distributed. 
  

  

  Eainhow 
  trout. 
  — 
  The 
  consignment 
  of 
  eggs 
  shipped 
  from 
  Neosho 
  

   yielded 
  16,000 
  fry; 
  0,500 
  of 
  these 
  were 
  distributed 
  to 
  applicants 
  in 
  Ohio 
  

   during 
  the 
  si)ring, 
  and 
  on 
  June 
  30 
  there 
  remained 
  at 
  the 
  station 
  9,000 
  

   healthy 
  fingerlings. 
  

  

  Steelhead 
  trout. 
  — 
  On 
  April 
  27 
  a 
  consignment 
  of 
  41,000 
  steelhead 
  eggs 
  

   was 
  received 
  from 
  Fort 
  Gaston 
  Station, 
  and 
  32,000 
  of 
  the 
  fry 
  resulting 
  

   from 
  them 
  were 
  planted 
  in 
  May 
  in 
  streams 
  crossed 
  by 
  the 
  Detroit 
  and 
  

   Mackinac 
  and 
  the 
  Flint 
  and 
  Pere 
  Marquette 
  railroads. 
  The 
  remaining 
  

   5,000 
  were 
  held 
  for 
  rearing. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  shows 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  fry 
  on 
  hand 
  at 
  the 
  close 
  of 
  the 
  

   year, 
  the 
  age, 
  and 
  the 
  weight 
  of 
  fish 
  per 
  1,000 
  : 
  

  

  Species. 
  

  

  Age. 
  

  

  Total 
  

   weight 
  

   of 
  fish. 
  

  

  Brook 
  trout 
  , 
  

  

  Lake 
  trout 
  

  

  Loch 
  Leven 
  trout 
  

   Rainbow 
  trout... 
  

   Steelhead 
  trout 
  . 
  . 
  , 
  

  

  4 
  months 
  . 
  

   4 
  months 
  . 
  

   ■i^ 
  months 
  

   2^ 
  months 
  

   IJ 
  months 
  

  

  Pounds. 
  

   105 
  

   564 
  

   51 
  

   22i 
  

   7i 
  

  

  Ali'Ena 
  Sta'iion, 
  Michigan, 
  (Frank 
  N. 
  Clark, 
  Supekintendent). 
  

  

  Early 
  in 
  the 
  summer 
  the 
  superintendent 
  and 
  foreman 
  visited 
  the 
  

   important 
  fishing 
  centers 
  on 
  Lakes 
  Huron, 
  Michigan, 
  and 
  Superior, 
  and 
  

   made 
  arrangements 
  for 
  the 
  lake-trout 
  and 
  whitefish 
  work. 
  On 
  Sep- 
  

   tember 
  15 
  the 
  spawn-takers, 
  under 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  Mr. 
  George 
  Platts, 
  

   proceeded 
  to 
  Lake 
  Superior 
  and 
  commenced 
  the 
  collection 
  of 
  trout 
  

   eggs 
  at 
  Spruce 
  Harbor 
  and 
  Michijiicoten 
  Island, 
  Ontario, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  

   close 
  of 
  the 
  season 
  there 
  they 
  were 
  transferred 
  to 
  various 
  points 
  on 
  

   Lakes 
  Michigan 
  and 
  Huron. 
  The 
  first 
  whitefish 
  eggs 
  were 
  received 
  at 
  

   the 
  station 
  on 
  October 
  27, 
  having 
  been 
  collected 
  at 
  Scarecrow 
  Island, 
  

   Lake 
  Huron. 
  

  

  The 
  collections 
  continued 
  until 
  December 
  14, 
  and 
  a 
  total 
  of 
  35,800,000 
  

   were 
  secured 
  from 
  the 
  following 
  points: 
  

  

  Point 
  of 
  collection. 
  

  

  Number 
  

   secured. 
  

  

  Warehouse, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  1, 
  300, 
  000 
  

  

  Epoufette, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  650, 
  000 
  

  

  Naubinway, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  650, 
  000 
  

  

  Manistique, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  ' 
  10, 
  000, 
  000 
  

  

  Seulchoix 
  Point, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  I 
  600, 
  000 
  

  

  Beaver 
  Island, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  -10, 
  000, 
  000 
  

  

  Manitou 
  Island, 
  Lake 
  Michigan 
  3, 
  000, 
  000 
  

  

  Point 
  of 
  collection. 
  

  

  • 
  Traverse 
  Bay 
  (tributary), 
  Lake 
  Mich- 
  

   igan 
  

  

  Hammond 
  Bay, 
  Lake 
  Huron 
  

  

  Rogers 
  City; 
  Mich., 
  Lake 
  Huron 
  

  

  Lixeys 
  Fishery 
  (Oscoda), 
  Lake 
  Hu- 
  

   ron 
  

  

  Alpena 
  and 
  vicinity 
  

  

  Number 
  

   secured. 
  

  

  600, 
  000 
  

   900, 
  000 
  

   800, 
  000 
  

  

  300, 
  000 
  

   7, 
  000, 
  000 
  

  

  